Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) (secondary female) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) (secondary female) was 8.95 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.95 million
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
167th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.95 million
in 2024
All-time low
4.21 million
in 1981
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) stood at 8.95 million. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 8.95 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.21 million, in 1981.
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 167th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) (secondary female) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.74 million | — |
| 1981 | 4.21 million | -11.1% |
| 1982 | 4.75 million | +12.6% |
| 1983 | 4.79 million | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 4.85 million | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 4.90 million | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 4.53 million | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 5.01 million | +10.6% |
| 1988 | 5.06 million | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 4.67 million | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 4.70 million | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 4.75 million | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 4.78 million | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 4.74 million | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 4.71 million | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 4.83 million | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 4.93 million | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 4.94 million | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 5.34 million | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 5.27 million | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 5.47 million | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 5.71 million | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 6.03 million | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 6.35 million | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 6.47 million | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 6.68 million | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 6.75 million | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 6.78 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 6.96 million | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 7.06 million | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 7.26 million | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 7.38 million | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 7.52 million | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 7.49 million | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 7.54 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 7.52 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 7.60 million | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 7.71 million | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 7.87 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 8.07 million | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 8.17 million | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 8.29 million | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 8.53 million | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 8.79 million | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 8.95 million | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.75 million | 4.21 million | 5.06 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.90 million | 4.70 million | 5.34 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.43 million | 5.47 million | 7.06 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.60 million | 7.26 million | 8.07 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.54 million | 8.17 million | 8.95 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- 164 Guadeloupe 26,281 compare
- 165 Luxembourg 26,245 compare
- 166 Martinique 24,093 compare
- 167 Brunei 19,951 compare
- 168 Solomon Islands 19,473 compare
- 169 Belize 18,949 compare
- 170 Iceland 17,544 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 20.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5014 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 8.95 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.95 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.21 million in 1981.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 167th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release